Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-26

IN rum LGRnElIn- ElGILGDE county. kansas.
in the matter of The Chicago, Kansas and Ne
braska Railway Company. To the qualified voters
of Plum township, in Phillips county, Kansas.
WHEREAS, on the 10th day of March, 1897. there
was presented to the Board OF County Commits
sioners of said county, iu special session duly
convened; petition signed by more than two
hfths of the resident tax payers of sand township
praying said Board OF commissioners to submit 10
the qualified voters of said township proposition
10 subscribe TO one hundred and fifty shares OF
one hundred dollars each Of the capital stock OF
The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway
Company, and in payment therefor to issue u
said Railway Company fifteen Of the bonds of said
township OF the denomination of one thousand
dollars each, all on the terms and conditions sci
the signatures OF the signers thereof is il words
and figures as follows to-Wit
PETITION
To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners
OF the county Of Phillips, in the state of Kansas.
We, the undersigned, your petitioners. each be-
in Phillips county in the state of Kansas. respect
fully petition your honorable body to submit 10
the qualified electors of said township for their
acceptance OF reecLloi al special election to be
ordered by your honorable body, under and in
the act entitled An ACT 10 enable Counties,
Townships and Cities 10 AID in the construction Of
railroads, and 10 repeal section eight of chapter
thirJyniue of the laws of 1874 approx ed February
lowing proposition with the terms and conditions
Shall the said township OF, Plum in Phillips
county In the state of Kansas subscribe for one
hundred and nifty shares Of one hundred dollars
EACH of the capital stock of The Chicago, Kan
and Nebraska Railway Company, and in payment
therefor Issue TO said Railway Company fifteen Of
one thousand dollars each, or so many thereof
mot exceeding said NUMBER as shall amount 10
not exceeding four thousand dollars per mile for
each lne OF railroad constructed IN sand township
by said Railway company; said bonds 10 be pay
OF Kansas IN new York Nllyr twenty years atIer
the date thereof, bearing interest al the rate Of
s X per cent per Gnnum, interest payable semi
a uually4 for which interest coupons shall be at
tached Qya1le at the ds a agency aforesaid; this
subscript or OF stock and Of bonds beng up
on the following conditions namely
As soon as SAID prepr slri0n shall be determined
in the affirmative by canvass of the votes cast at
such election. the Board Of County Commission
said township shall order the County Clerk to
make, and the Comfy Clerk shall make, said sub
scrptOn in the name of said township fOE SAID
one hundred and fifty shares of the capital stock
Of said Railway Company
ny shall be built and completed. and shall be in
operation, uuder lease or otherwise, from the east
township, then said Board of County Commission
cFs shall cause SGch bonds with coupons attached
Us aforesaid. 10 be issued in the name OF said
township Of Plum and shall deliver the same to
said Railway Company delivery tender TO
tue county treasurer or sId county on eefllA-
cafe IOr sal4 sL4fes OF tne ruiz palq up capital
stock OF said Railway Company, equal ia amount
with said bonds, dollar for dollar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built and com
peted ana in operation 10y lease or otherwise) as
aforesaid on or before the frat day Of February,
y. d. 1sSs, and provided further that said compa-
ny shall build and maintain depot with side
tracks adjacent thereto in said township.
Tine form of the ballots to be used at said cleo
ton shall be: 'EOr the subscription of stock and
issue OF bonds TO The Chicago. Kansas and Ne
braska Railway Company aud Against the sub
scrintoD of stock and Issue of bonds 10 7ha Chi
cage, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company"
And, whereas, upon the presentation ana con
sderuJun Of said petition, and the hearing Of the
proof in respect to the matters and things therein
Contained said Board found that ssid petition was
payers of said township and that said petition
was in all respects in due form Of law and that
the conditions therein contained we've sufficient 10
upon, duly made order granting the prayer OF
said petition, and ordering that special election
ing in each voting precinct in said township on
hundred and fifty shares Of the capital stock of said
Company, and issue fifteen bonds of the deLomi-
nation OF one thousand dollars eacns OF SAID PUN
township 10 satd company in payment therefor,
on the terms and conditions set out in said petit
Jlcn; and u was IuftheF ordered oy sald Board
that in the event that majority OF the voters
voting at said election their ballots ia favor
said proposition and vote to subscribe said one
hundred and dFLy shares of said capital stock and
10 issue said fifteen bonds in payment therefor,
then the County Clerk of saii county shall forth
with. for and on behalf OF, and in the name of,
said township subscribe, TO one hundred and fifty
shares OF the capital stock of said Company and
ditions of said subscription then the chairman of
said Board and the County CLERK OF said county
sHall uuiy issue 70 sAld company salu Donls OF
said township in the sum, and to the tenor and eff
ana it was by said Board further ordered that
the ballots u be used at such election should be
In the form designated in said petition; and that
the sheriff of said county duly make and issue bis
proclamation tOr the holding of such special cleo
Jlou in said township at said date and places ces
tice SAID election ior thirty days provided by
law. and IN said proclamation give The substance
Of said order; said notice to be published in the
fliillpSDarg HERALD q Wee-ly news paper printed
and published in the city Of Phiilipsburg in the
county OF Phillips and IN general circulation In
and iE YVES Iy said Board further ordered that
said election be held and returns made and tue
sult aseertained and declared, in al respects, as
Vow, therefore I. @. NJ. 1icGuIre, sheriff OF the
county OF Phillips state OF Kansas by virtue OF
the Gu- huEiLy IN me Icy Law vested, ana In pursu-
aEce OF the above reclIed order Of said Board of
County Commissioners, do hereby make public
ton VIII be held in said township 40 the usual and
established places OF voting iu each voting pre-
cluct ia said township Gu 81 edussaar, the 18th
dEy of April, A. D. 1887, TO deter
mine whether said township
snail make such subscription OF stock, and shall
Issue in yEeut therefor the bends OF said town
snip on the terms and conditions set out i said
petitlon and such election shall, II al respects,
be- conducted aud returns made, and result ascer-
lalned and declared IN the manner PROVIDED by
law for general elections
IN Witness 81 eof, I, @. 81. Mcguire sheriff
Of phillips county state Of Kansas. have hereunto
set my hand az the city OF Paiiipzburg this 10th
c. H. McGUIa RI,
Sheriff Of Philips County.
Proclamation for a Special Election
In Mound township. in Phillips county. Kansas.
the matter of the (iiclzsl- Kansas hetEls lza